Asha Nadig ¹

Affiliations
1 Manipal University, Udupi-576104, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

This study examines the stock market reaction to stock splits between 2002 and 2013 of 6 sectors of BSE-Auto, Bankex, Consumer Durables, FMCG, Health Care and IT sectors to find out if the Indian stock market is semi-strong efficient or not. The methodology used is event study under the market model. Samples of 14 stock splits are considered spread across 6 sectors. The results indicate that there are significant positive abnormal returns prior to split announcements. On the day of split announcement, 1 sector reacts positively (Health Care-3.3%) and the 5 react negatively (Auto -1%, Bankex -0.9%, CD -0.3%, FMCG -1%, and IT-1%). The results indicate that the null hypothesis, H₀1, that there is no significant AAR around the stock split announcement dates is accepted.

Keywords

Efficient Market Hypothesis, Event Study, Stock Splits, Average Abnormal Returns, Cumulative Average Abnormal Returns, Value Creation.

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